Easily Misspelled Words
Some words become easier to spell once you have a foundation in medical terminology. Many are confusing because of double letters. Other problems occur with similar-sounding words that have different meanings. You need to know the meaning of each word in order to use it correctly, and you should practice spelling these words correctly. Following is a list of commonly misspelled words.
- accommodation: adjustment
- alopecia: loss of hair
- anesthesia: without sensation
- anorexia: without appetite
- anxiety: nervousness
- asthma: breathing disorder
- callus: hard, thickened skin
- cartilage: connective tissue
- cataract: vision disorder
- cesarean: abdominal surgery for birth
- chlamydia: a type of sexually transmitted disease
- cholesterol: a steroid widely distributed in the tissues of animals
- circumcision: removal of foreskin
- diabetes mellitus: endocrine disorder
- diaphragm: membrane to facilitate breathing
- diarrhea: loose, watery stool
- distal: farther away from point of insertion
- emphysema: chronic lung disease
- enema: bowel infusion
- enuresis: bed wetting
- feces: stool
- feminine: having the qualities of a woman
- flatus: gas
- glaucoma: eye disease
- goiter: enlarged thyroid
- gonorrhea: a type of sexually transmitted disease
- hemorrhage: excessive bleeding
- hemorrhoid: swollen rectal vein
- incision: cut into body
- inflammation: swelling and redness
- larynx: voice box
- menstruation: female monthly discharge
- migraine: severe headache
- mucous: adjective that describes secretion
- mucus: noun meaning thick wet secretion
- myasthenia: muscle disease with flaccid muscles
- influenza: viral respiratory disease
- palpation: touching and pressing patient
- palpitation: irregular heartbeat
- pancreas: endocrine and digestive organ
- paralysis: inability to move
- paraplegia: inability to move legs
- pneumonia: severe respiratory disease
- procedure: medical activity
- prostate: male reproductive organ
- prostrate: lying face down without movement
- pruritis: itching
- psychiatrist: physician who treats mental illness
- quadriplegia: inability to move arms or legs
- sagittal: plane running through body to divide it into left and right
- scarring: thickening of skin tissue
- supination: lying on back
- suppuration: healing
- syphilis: a type of sexually transmitted disease
- testicle: male gonad
- tongue: muscle in mouth used for taste and speech
- trachea: windpipe
- unconscious: not awake and alert
- uterus: female reproductive organ
- viral: pathogen
- virile: sexual
- vomiting: emesis